Teeth brushing routine for kids
Teeth brushing is easiest to remember when it's a step inside a routine your child already does, not a separate job. Put it after breakfast in the morning and after pyjamas at night, and it gets done because it's next on the list.
That's how Little Streaks does it: Brush Teeth isn't a routine on its own, it's a task in six of them.
Where does teeth brushing fit in the day?
In the morning, after breakfast:
Before School
- Get Dressed
- Eat Breakfast
- Brush Teeth
- Pack Your Bag
- Pack Your Lunch
- Put On Shoes
At night, after pyjamas. For younger children, Bedtime is a short bedtime routine:
Bedtime
- Put on Pyjamas
- Brush Teeth
- Go to the Toilet
- Story Time
Brush Teeth is also in Weekend Morning, Bath Time, Bedtime Wind-Down and School Night. See the bedtime routine and morning routine pages for those.
How do you make teeth brushing less of a battle?
- Same place in the routine, every day. When brushing always comes after breakfast and after pyjamas, it stops being a separate request.
- Let them tick it off. Finishing the step themselves gives them something to show for it.
- Keep the toothbrush where they can reach it. Fewer steps between "it's time" and brushing.
- Brush together. Younger children often copy a grown-up brushing next to them.
How long to brush, how much toothpaste and when to start helping less are questions for your dentist, who can give advice for your child's age.
How do I get my child to brush their teeth every day?
Make it a step inside routines they already do: after breakfast in the morning and after pyjamas at night. When it's always next on the list, it stops being a separate request.
Is there a teeth brushing routine in Little Streaks?
Brush Teeth is a task in six ready-made routines: Before School, Weekend Morning, Bath Time, Bedtime Wind-Down, School Night and Bedtime. It plays a brushing sound when your child ticks it off.
How long should kids brush their teeth?
Ask your dentist, who can give advice for your child's age.
How does it work in Little Streaks?
Brush Teeth has its own icon and plays a brushing sound when your child ticks it off. Like every task, they hold it to tick it off and get a celebration. Finishing the whole routine earns a star towards a reward you choose.
Little Streaks is a routines and rewards app for kids, for iPhone and iPad. Free to start, with up to two routines.
